The "New Toys" Thread - Page 12

flyingfridge · August 16th, 2005, 07:27 AM

Just got myself a Sony Ericsson W800i Walkman phone. It's bloody fantastic!!

http://www.sonyericsson.com/w800/mai...aspx?r=au&c=en

Buba · August 16th, 2005, 11:30 AM

Yeah, its great...

I thought about that one as well, but I wanted 1 gig, and it comes with "only" 512 MB...
I also read, that the D750i is better put together than the sister k750i and w800i (in case ppl don't know, its a 750i with nav keys for the mp3 player and it comes with a 512 mem stick instead of a 64...)

Anyway: Great phone!!!

Buba

flyingfridge · August 16th, 2005, 11:41 AM

U can upgrade to 1GB if u want to buy the memory stick

jayjaya29 · August 17th, 2005, 12:06 AM

These 2 were sitting in my room when I got home.

Can anybody say RAID 0?

flyingfridge · August 17th, 2005, 03:02 AM

^^

Nice. oh BTW, "RAID 0"

Tommy Two Shoes · August 18th, 2005, 12:17 PM

What is RAID 0 by the way? ive never quite understood the whole RAID system, anyone like to explain? Cheers

CyberMonkey · August 18th, 2005, 12:29 PM

The data is separated over two identical Hard Disks. This means THEORETICAL doubling of the read- and write speeds. In real-life use it means quicker startup times of applications, nicer HD-benchmark results, and higher risk of complete data loss since the failure of one disk means you lose everything on both disks.

I have a RAID0 setup with two sata maxtor drives. Works quite fast but you never feel safe :/ Although, it works for one year now without big troubles. I do get more disk-checks by windows than I would like, and, a couple of times a month, windows says it can't boot, but a reboot fixes that. I guess it's some problem with the controller.

Another problem is that on-board RAID solutions sometimes use too much CPU power which reduces the performance gain.

Overheat · August 18th, 2005, 02:59 PM

I've never been a RAID0 fan - I'll stick with separate drives

CyberMonkey · August 18th, 2005, 03:09 PM

A safer (but damn expensive) solution for fast storage is buying a Western Digital Raptor. But these cost a lot for few GB.

jayjaya29 · August 20th, 2005, 09:24 PM

Yeah RAID 0 can be a bit risky, but I have all my crucial data backed up onto my WD800JB IDE drive. I usually hook that drive up once a month and add/remove stuff I want to keep. I have it RAID 0 mainly for performance reasons. And so far, my machine is fast.

Only bad thing is that when I was installing/cleaning up my system I plugged the power cord in the wrong way to my 9700Pro, I turned the machine on and ZIP! dead card. So I just got a 9800Pro, unexpected and unwanted upgrade, but what the hell.....

fluke667 · August 20th, 2005, 09:27 PM

raid is easy to explain

Buba · August 20th, 2005, 09:34 PM

^^ Hahaha!!! Geek humor...

Buba

ESPNSTI · August 20th, 2005, 09:49 PM

jasonchiu · August 21st, 2005, 04:46 AM

i got a new ipod........again

flyingfridge · August 21st, 2005, 09:08 AM

Gotta love water coolers

If u wanted to go with raptors, you could get 2, and then Raid 0 them...

watto · August 22nd, 2005, 03:48 AM

My not so new toys... Just that I've never bothered to post them here!!

Mac Mini 1.25 GHz running Tiger OS

17" Diamond Digital display & wireless keyboard and mouse - Twas in my price range and does a great job for what I need it for.

Sony Ericsson T630

40GB iPod

Sony DSC-P100 - This IS new, only 2 weeks old!

VWKafer · August 22nd, 2005, 05:33 AM

These are my new toys, not techy, but toys all the same!

patrick10 · August 23rd, 2005, 02:28 AM

i gotta another 200 gigs to fill... no pics of the drive but

bone · August 24th, 2005, 08:48 AM

i bought an ipod

SL65 · August 24th, 2005, 12:01 PM

HAHA lol I bet ya some iPod freak will walk up to the baby in a pram and start "pressing its buttons"

August 16th, 2005, 07:27 AM	#221
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Buba Wants Rick Astley's Babies Joined: Nov 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Regensburg, Bavaria Age: 27 Posts: 5,996 Car: Golf LFS Status: Rep Power: 38	Yeah, its great... I thought about that one as well, but I wanted 1 gig, and it comes with "only" 512 MB... I also read, that the D750i is better put together than the sister k750i and w800i (in case ppl don't know, its a 750i with nav keys for the mp3 player and it comes with a 512 mem stick instead of a 64...) Anyway: Great phone!!! Buba __________________ [18:11] MXM: it means buba is better than you now [18:12] sam-l: In what way? [18:12] Slycer: longer penis

August 16th, 2005, 11:41 AM	#223
flyingfridge Joined: Jul 1st, 2005 Last Online: November 29th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 2,334 Car: R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, Ford Territory TS Rep Power: 19	U can upgrade to 1GB if u want to buy the memory stick __________________ 1/4 Mile: 12.426 (Calder Park) Winton: 1'42.340 Sandown: 1'27.179 "The old Skyline GT-R felt exciting even when it was in a carwash." - Jeremy Clarkson "Those who know GT-Rs can't explain. Those who don't cannot understand." - frankiess AustralianGamer.com

August 17th, 2005, 12:06 AM	#224
jayjaya29 Joined: Mar 18th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Lindenhurst, NY Age: 20 Posts: 4,822 Car: 2000 Nissan Altima Rep Power: 20	These 2 were sitting in my room when I got home. Can anybody say RAID 0? __________________ Check out my Gallery. Check out my Car.

August 17th, 2005, 03:02 AM	#225
flyingfridge Joined: Jul 1st, 2005 Last Online: November 29th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 2,334 Car: R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, Ford Territory TS Rep Power: 19	^^ Nice. oh BTW, "RAID 0" __________________ 1/4 Mile: 12.426 (Calder Park) Winton: 1'42.340 Sandown: 1'27.179 "The old Skyline GT-R felt exciting even when it was in a carwash." - Jeremy Clarkson "Those who know GT-Rs can't explain. Those who don't cannot understand." - frankiess AustralianGamer.com

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Tommy Two Shoes Joined: Apr 11th, 2005 Last Online: February 4th, 2007 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	What is RAID 0 by the way? ive never quite understood the whole RAID system, anyone like to explain? Cheers

August 18th, 2005, 12:29 PM	#227
CyberMonkey Joined: Jan 22nd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 22 Posts: 1,659 Rep Power: 23	The data is separated over two identical Hard Disks. This means THEORETICAL doubling of the read- and write speeds. In real-life use it means quicker startup times of applications, nicer HD-benchmark results, and higher risk of complete data loss since the failure of one disk means you lose everything on both disks. I have a RAID0 setup with two sata maxtor drives. Works quite fast but you never feel safe :/ Although, it works for one year now without big troubles. I do get more disk-checks by windows than I would like, and, a couple of times a month, windows says it can't boot, but a reboot fixes that. I guess it's some problem with the controller. Another problem is that on-board RAID solutions sometimes use too much CPU power which reduces the performance gain.

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Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 25	I've never been a RAID0 fan - I'll stick with separate drives __________________

August 18th, 2005, 03:09 PM	#229
CyberMonkey Joined: Jan 22nd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 22 Posts: 1,659 Rep Power: 23	A safer (but damn expensive) solution for fast storage is buying a Western Digital Raptor. But these cost a lot for few GB. __________________ Arena51 forum

August 20th, 2005, 09:24 PM	#230
jayjaya29 Joined: Mar 18th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Lindenhurst, NY Age: 20 Posts: 4,822 Car: 2000 Nissan Altima Rep Power: 20	Yeah RAID 0 can be a bit risky, but I have all my crucial data backed up onto my WD800JB IDE drive. I usually hook that drive up once a month and add/remove stuff I want to keep. I have it RAID 0 mainly for performance reasons. And so far, my machine is fast. Only bad thing is that when I was installing/cleaning up my system I plugged the power cord in the wrong way to my 9700Pro, I turned the machine on and ZIP! dead card. So I just got a 9800Pro, unexpected and unwanted upgrade, but what the hell..... __________________ Check out my Gallery. Check out my Car.

August 20th, 2005, 09:27 PM	#231
fluke667 Joined: Nov 1st, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Stuttgart - Germany Age: 34 Posts: 810 Rep Power: 28	raid is easy to explain __________________

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August 21st, 2005, 09:08 AM	#235
flyingfridge Joined: Jul 1st, 2005 Last Online: November 29th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 2,334 Car: R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, Ford Territory TS Rep Power: 19	Gotta love water coolers If u wanted to go with raptors, you could get 2, and then Raid 0 them... __________________ 1/4 Mile: 12.426 (Calder Park) Winton: 1'42.340 Sandown: 1'27.179 "The old Skyline GT-R felt exciting even when it was in a carwash." - Jeremy Clarkson "Those who know GT-Rs can't explain. Those who don't cannot understand." - frankiess AustralianGamer.com

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watto Unloved and lacking a title Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 5,352 Car: 1997 VW Golf MkIII CL, Giant OCR 3 Rep Power: 58	My not so new toys... Just that I've never bothered to post them here!! Mac Mini 1.25 GHz running Tiger OS 17" Diamond Digital display & wireless keyboard and mouse - Twas in my price range and does a great job for what I need it for. Sony Ericsson T630 40GB iPod Sony DSC-P100 - This IS new, only 2 weeks old!

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patrick10 Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: October 19th, 2007 Location: ohio, usa Posts: 1,247 Car: 240, audi 5000, soon to be 240#2 Rep Power: 0	i gotta another 200 gigs to fill... no pics of the drive but __________________

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SL65 Ambitious but rubbish! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 9,123 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 39	HAHA lol I bet ya some iPod freak will walk up to the baby in a pram and start "pressing its buttons" __________________